Fangraphs 2018 ZiPS projections by Dan Szymborski of ESPN have appeared and, in it, Fangraphs describes the Yankees prospective roster as “stars-and-scrubs.”
The ZiPs prospective Yankees’ roster:
- 1B Greg Bird
- 2B Ronald Torreyes
- 3B Miguel Andujar
- SS Didi Gregorius
- DH Giancarlo Stanton
- RF Aaron Judge
- CF Aaron Hicks
On the one hand, the core of the offense is obviously Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton, two of this past season’s best players. On the other hand, is the remainder of the offense with Didi Gregorius, Brett Gardner, Gary Sanchez, Aaron Hicks and an infield of those whom I presume are the “scrubs,” naemly Greg Bird, Ronald Torreyes and Miguel Andujar.